# Ryan Sutton > Staff Product Designer at PlayStation Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ryansutton www.ryandavidsutton.com ## Work Experience ### Staff Product Designer @ PlayStation Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Sr. Interaction Designer @ PlayStation Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area ### UX / UI Designer @ Hathway Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area As a UX/UI Designer for the Hathway San Francisco office I was the lead designer for Peet's Coffee, Pizza Hut, Clorox Pro, and Wingstop. I worked with an in-house team of researchers, strategists, designers, and engineers to design and develop digital products for various companies. My responsibilities included: translating strategy and technical requirements into design concepts and prototypes, producing user journey maps, wireframes, user flows, annotated design documents, UI toolkits, motion and animation guidelines, and final visual assets throughout the whole lifecycle of our projects. ### Product Designer @ HP Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, CA As a Product Designer on the HP Design Team, I led the UX, Interaction, and UI design efforts for a B2B & B2C desktop messaging application for iOS & Android. I collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team of 20+ individuals that span multiple countries. As one of the original members on the product team, I helped manage the product roadmap and version scoping, usability studies, wireframes, task flows, UI specifications, UX writing, and developer annotations. Alongside my role as Product Designer for the messaging application, I was a supporting UX and Interaction Designer for a consumer gaming application and file sharing application. ### UX / UI Designer @ Havas Worldwide San Francisco Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area As a UX/UI Designer at Havas Worldwide San Francisco, I collaborated with our team of designers, engineers, and project managers to deliver a responsive eCommerce website for a consumer-facing client. I created high-fidelity wireframes for both desktop and mobile with Material Design principles, and then presented multiple iterations of the website each week in an agile development manner. ### UX Designer and Marketing Specialist @ FATHOM oakland|seattle Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 As a UX Designer and Marketing Specialist at FATHOM, my primary responsibility was to design and improve experiences and engagements with existing and prospective customers. My projects ranged from environmental design of our offices, to new product and service development, website redesign, and tradeshow and in-house event planning. In these projects my common role was to act as the UX designer and creative director, presenting design concepts to stakeholders and ensuring that both business requirements and user needs were communicated and integrated into the end product. ### Digital Media and Marketing Designer @ Johnny Alamo Entertainment Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Boulder, CO Working alongside the founder, I managed all website, digital media, branding, and design related responsibilities. Outside of the agency operations, I collaborated with clients to design creative briefs to pitch to corporate partners and identified partnership opportunities for our influencers. Clients & Partners: Protect Our Winters (Non-Profit), The Rise of Superman (Film), Big Mountain Enduro (Event), Vail Beaver Creek 2015 World Championship (Event), Nike, Oskar Blues Brewery, Liberty Mutual, and Mindshare Worldwide. ### Marketing Assistant @ Lightsource Creative Communications Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 Created client proposals, developed creative briefs, researched and analyzed markets, helped plan and produce video content, developed messaging for social media, and managed the agency's digital content. Clients: Hewlett Packard, Agilent, SmartMove (wearable technology startup), and Respite Care (non-profit). ### Brand Designer & Strategist @ Rancho Santana Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Rivas, Nicaragua Worked on the launch of a new product offering - completed market research to develop a SWOT analysis and define positioning, created pricing strategy, and managed full cycle marketing projects in promotion. In addition, I collaborated with third party agencies to ensure consistent branding across all platforms of our business. ### Adobe Brand Ambassador @ MRY Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 Designed lesson plans, events, and digital content to promote Adobe Creative Cloud to university students. ### Product Marketing Manager @ Debnroo Inc. Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 Managed order fulfillment, category and product management, product pricing, product launches, and all marketing activities for Debnroo, an eCommerce retailer. ### Co-Founder @ Elipsis Design Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 Elipsis Design is a sunglasses and apparel business I established in 2007. Leading the creative side of the business, I used Adobe Creative Suite to develop the branding, apparel design, and various promotional content. Our products were showcased in local retail shops in Fort Collins, CO and sold online. In this experience I gained hands on experience in nearly every aspect of running a business. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business Marketing & Organization and Innovation Management Colorado State University ### User Experience Design General Assembly ### Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in International Business & Ethnic Studies University of Deusto ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ryansuttondesign - Portfolio: http://ryandavidsutton.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/ryansutton JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ryansutton/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30